On the other hand, we know that law enforcement monitors Facebook activity to help alert them to criminal acts, or to build evidence against a suspect. For the past decade or so, many an idiot has been snared by his own Facebook trap. When you think about just how many people are more than willing to give up so much information about themselves via social media, the cops would be crazy not to use it as a crime-fighting resource.
So, it’s not like law enforcement and Facebook are strangers or anything. But according to Facebook, there is no special partnership that allows police to simply yank down content it deems criminal – despite reports to the contrary
Recent reports have suggested that Facebook and certain police units have an ongoing partnership that allows them a sort of back door into content removal and user blocking on the social media giant. Kenneth Lipp first reported of the arrangement, which he said was disclosed at a gathering of the International Association of Chiefs of Police last week. The story was picked up by The Daily Caller and RT.